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Fourth Session - Thirty-Seventh Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS Official Report (Hansard) Published under the authority of The Honourable George Hickes Speaker Vol. LII No. 17 – 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 28, 2003 MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY First Session–Thirty-Eighth Legislature Member Constituency Political Affiliation AGLUGUB, Cris The Maples N.D.P. ALLAN, Nancy St. Vital N.D.P. ASHTON, Steve, Hon. Thompson N.D.P. VACANT Riel N.D.P. BARRETT, Becky, Hon. Inkster N.D.P. CALDWELL, Drew, Hon. Brandon East N.D.P. CERILLI, Marianne Radisson N.D.P. CHOMIAK, Dave, Hon. Kildonan N.D.P. CUMMINGS, Glen Ste. Rose P.C. DACQUAY, Louise Seine River P.C. DERKACH, Leonard Russell P.C. DEWAR, Gregory Selkirk N.D.P. DOER, Gary, Hon. Concordia N.D.P. DRIEDGER, Myrna Charleswood P.C. DYCK, Peter Pembina P.C. ENNS, Harry Lakeside P.C. FAURSCHOU, David Portage la Prairie P.C. FRIESEN, Jean, Hon. Wolseley N.D.P. GERRARD, Jon, Hon. River Heights Lib. GILLESHAMMER, Harold Minnedosa P.C. HAWRANIK, Gerald Lac du Bonnet P.C. HELWER, Edward Gimli P.C. HICKES, George, Hon. Point Douglas N.D.P. JENNISSEN, Gerard Flin Flon N.D.P. KORZENIOWSKI, Bonnie St. James N.D.P. LATHLIN, Oscar, Hon. The Pas N.D.P. LAURENDEAU, Marcel St. Norbert P.C. LEMIEUX, Ron, Hon. La Verendrye N.D.P. LOEWEN, John Fort Whyte P.C. MACKINTOSH, Gord, Hon. St. Johns N.D.P. MAGUIRE, Larry Arthur-Virden P.C. MALOWAY, Jim Elmwood N.D.P. MARTINDALE, Doug Burrows N.D.P. McGIFFORD, Diane, Hon. Lord Roberts N.D.P. MIHYCHUK, MaryAnn, Hon. Minto N.D.P. MITCHELSON, Bonnie River East P.C. MURRAY, Stuart Kirkfield Park P.C. NEVAKSHONOFF, Tom Interlake N.D.P. PENNER, Jack Emerson P.C. PENNER, Jim Steinbach P.C. PITURA, Frank Morris P.C. REID, Daryl Transcona N.D.P. REIMER, Jack Southdale P.C. ROBINSON, Eric, Hon. Rupertsland N.D.P. ROCAN, Denis Carman P.C. RONDEAU, Jim Assiniboia N.D.P. SALE, Tim, Hon. Fort Rouge N.D.P. SANTOS, Conrad Wellington N.D.P. SCHELLENBERG, Harry Rossmere N.D.P. SCHULER, Ron Springfield P.C. SELINGER, Greg, Hon. St. Boniface N.D.P. SMITH, Joy Fort Garry P.C. SMITH, Scott, Hon. Brandon West N.D.P. STEFANSON, Heather Tuxedo P.C. STRUTHERS, Stan Dauphin-Roblin N.D.P. TWEED, Mervin Turtle Mountain P.C. WOWCHUK, Rosann, Hon. Swan River N.D.P. 637 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Monday, April 28, 2003 The House met at 1:30 p.m. consider rebuilding and reconstructing the 14 kilometres of Provincial Road 304 to the south PRAYERS of Provincial Trunk Highway No. 11 at the earliest opportunity. I request this on behalf of Mr. Speaker: I would like to advise the House Dan Gelinas, Yves Normandin, Adrian Farmer that Friday's Hansard has not yet been received and others. from the printer. As soon as it arrives, it will be distributed to all the members. Mr. Speaker: In accordance with our Rule 132(6), when a petition is read it is deemed to be ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS received by the House. PETITIONS * (13:35) Provincial Road 304 Supported Living Program Mr. Gerald Hawranik (Lac du Bonnet): I wish to present the following petition. The back- Mr. Peter Dyck (Pembina): I wish to present ground of this petition is as follows: the following petition and these are the reasons for this petition: Provincial Road 304 is the main connector road between Provincial Trunk Highway No. 11 The provincial government's Supported and Provincial Trunk Highway No. 59 for Living Program provides a range of supports to residents in Pine Falls, Powerview, St. George, assist adults with a mental disability to live in Great Falls, Manigotagan and Bissett who wish the community in their residential option of to travel in a southwesterly direction to Selkirk choice, including a family home. and to Winnipeg. Provincial Road 304 from Provincial Trunk The provincial government's Community Highway No. 11 is in a southwesterly direction, Living Division helps support adults living with is travelled by approximately 1000 vehicles a mental disability to live safely in the com- daily and shortens the travel time to Winnipeg munity in the residential setting of their choice. by at least 30 minutes. The 14 kilometres of Provincial Road 304 to Families with special-needs dependants the south of Provincial Trunk Highway No. 11 is make lifelong commitments to their care and in very poor condition, has no shoulders and well-being and many families choose to care for winds among granite outcroppings and through these individuals in their homes as long as cir- swamps, creating very dangerous and very cumstances allow. treacherous conditions for the travelling public. The cost to support families who care for At least six people have died needlessly in their special-needs dependants at home is far less the last eight years on the 14 kilometre stretch of than the cost of alternate care arrangements such Provincial Road 304 south of Powerview. as institutions or group and foster home situ- ations. We petition the Legislative Assembly of Mani- toba as follows: The value of the quality of life experienced To request that the Minister of Transpor- by special-needs dependants raised at home in a tation and Government Services (Mr. Smith) loving family environment is immeasurable. 638 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA April 28, 2003 We petition the Legislative Assembly of grain farmers to haul their grain to market using Manitoba as follows: long-haul trucks. To request the Minister of Transport and Government Services to consider upgrading To request that the Minister of Family Highway 276 to enable farmers to drive long- Services and Housing (Mr. Caldwell) consider haul trucks and remain competitive. changes to the departmental policy that pays family members a reduced amount of money for I present it on behalf of Greg Zamrykut, room and board when they care for their special- Pam Honish, Neil Preston and others. needs dependants at home versus the amount paid to a non-parental care provider outside the Mr. Speaker: In accordance with our Rule family home. 132(6), when a petition is read it is deemed to be received by the House. To request that the Minister of Family Ser- vices and Housing consider examining on a MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS case-by-case basis the merits of paying family members to care for special-needs dependants at Day of Mourning home versus paying to institutionalize them. Hon. Becky Barrett (Minister of Labour and Immigration): I have a statement for the House, This is presented on behalf of Jared Weir, Mr. Speaker. Shelley Mott, Darrel Kent and Linda McLean. Today, April 28, is the annual Day of Mr. Speaker: In accordance with our Rule Mourning for workers killed and injured on the 132(6), when a petition is read it is deemed to be job. We pause in remembrance of individuals received by the House. who have died or been injured on the job over the past year. The toll on working Manitobans Highway 276 and their families is all the more tragic because it Mr. Glen Cummings (Ste. Rose): Mr. Speaker, is preventable. I wish to present the following petition. The background of this petition is as follows: Today is also an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to preventing occupational injury and Grain farmers require a safe, dependable and illness and to building a strong safety and health efficient means by which to transport their grain culture in Manitoba. to market. Grain elevators have been closed at McCreary, Ste. Rose and Makinak. Due to grain The Manitoba government is committed to elevator closures, farmers north of Ste. Rose are improving safety and health in our workplaces, required to use long-haul trucks to transport their along with the Workers Compensation Board, as grain to market. Load limits are in place on well as employers, workers, educators and pre- Highway 276 north of Ste. Rose, preventing vention organizations across the province. grain farmers from using long-haul trucks to transport their grain on this highway, causing Last year we updated The Workplace Safety considerable additional cost. Farmers north of and Health Act following the most extensive Ste. Rose have no alternative route to hauling consultation on workplace safety and health in their grain on portions of Highway 276. more than 25 years. So we petition the Legislative Assembly of This morning I announced the first of a Manitoba as follows: number of education and public awareness initi- atives under the SAFE Manitoba banner. New To request the Minister of Transportation safety and health education resource materials and Government Services (Mr. Smith) to con- have been developed for use by teachers and sider the reduction or elimination of load limits students. Because youth are among the most on Highway 276 north of Ste. Rose to permit susceptible to workplace injury, they are a key target audience for prevention measures. By April 28, 2003 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 639 working together we can put an end to these preventable tragedies at the workplace. Mr. Speaker: Leave has been granted. I would like to ask all members to stand for Mr. Gerrard: Mr. Speaker, I join with the other a moment of silence in the Chamber today and MLAs assembled here today to acknowledge the honour people injured or killed at the workplace importance of workplace safety, to mourn for this past year. Thank you. those who have died and to just say that I think there has been some progress in the last several * (13:40) years in recognizing not only the immediate injury but the longer term injury from things like Mr.